Pacific American Fisheries v. Whatcom County

Citations

• 69 Wash. 291
• 124 P. 905
• 1912 Wash. LEXIS 895

Syllabus

<p>Municipal Cokpobations—Boundaries—Extensions—Statutes. The boundaries of cities are extended by Rem. & Bal. Code, § 7443, providing that the powers and jurisdiction of all incorporated cities bounded by navigable waters be and the same are hereby extended to the middle of such waters in every manner and for every purpose exercised within the city’s limits; and hence authorizes the levy of city taxes upon property situated within the extended limits.</p> <p>Statutes—Title—Scope. The title, an act extending the powers and jurisdiction of cities into the navigable waters adjacent to their boundaries, sufficiently expresses the purpose of the act to extend the boundaries of the city for all purposes.</p> <p>Municipal Cokpobations—Special Laws—Boundaries. An act extending the boundaries of all cities to the middle of navigable waters adjacent to their boundaries, is not violative of the constitutional provisions inhibiting the incorporation or alteration of cities by special laws, or the enactment of any private or special laws granting corporate powers or privileges.</p>